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British-Pakistani murdered by fellow Muslim for posting Easter message

A 32-year-old man has been arrested for involvement in the Glasgow shopkeeper's murder

News Desk March 26, 2016

Asad Shah was a shopkeeper in Glasgow PHOTO: BBC

A British-Pakistani shopkeeper in Glasgow succumbed to his wounds after being stabbed by a fellow Muslim on Thursday for posting social media messages wishing his customers a happy Easter.

Asad Shah, 40, was stabbed 30 times by a Muslim man wearing a long religious robe, according to Daily Mail. He was pronounced dead on arrival at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital after being found seriously injured in Minard Road, Shawlands.

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"Good Friday and very happy Easter, especially to my beloved Christian nation x!" the 40-year-old had posted from an account that appears to be his.

A 32-year-old Muslim man suspected of being behind the attack has been arrested. The police are treating it as a "religiously prejudiced" attack.

People have been taking part in a silent vigil in memory of Shah photo: BBC

Tributes poured in for Shah, with flowers being placed at the scene as people took part in a silent vigil in memory of the shopkeeper.

Residents expressed shock and sadness at Shah’s death, describing him as a 'gentleman'. Brothers Qaiser and Omar Khan said they knew Shah well and had repaired his cars in the past. They described him as "a humble, sweet person."

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Messages and flowers were placed at the scene of the vigil PHOTO: BBC

"I've known him since I was a wee boy so this is shocking news. He was a very straight-forward, humble person who was very good with his customers. He cared about his family a lot," Omar said.

Another local, Isabella Graham, 64, said Shah employed her daughter at the shop when she was younger. "He was an amazing, wonderful man, he couldn't do enough for you. He wouldn't hurt anybody. Nobody in Shawlands would have a bad word to say about him. I can't believe he's gone."

Several people from all faiths took to Twitter to pay tribute to Shah using the hashtag #thisisnotwhoweare:

https://twitter.com/GailLythgoe/status/713499760892776448

https://twitter.com/unido_en_lucha/status/713506337225838597

attended this vigil as a family, because #thisisnotwhoweare pic.twitter.com/zNBpSpBmSL
— sofargone (@lynnos) March 25, 2016

https://twitter.com/MRSocialSavior/status/713509107018440704

https://twitter.com/MrVinDJ/status/713509097589633024

Big memorial to Asad Shah, who was brutally murdered on my street yesterday, with the hashtag #thisisnotwhoweare pic.twitter.com/7nDoyq2QBy
— Naomi O Kelly (@WildPaddling) March 25, 2016

We will not forget you Mr Shah, Rest in Peace #thisisnotwhoweare pic.twitter.com/tZqyDhvSkq
— Raine (@Raine4567) March 25, 2016

Terrible news of the death of Asad Shah. Always made everyone feel like a friend. Our community has lost a great friend.#thisisnotwhoweare 💔
— Pearl&Plum (@pearl_and_plum) March 25, 2016

I'm so sad tonight thinking of Mr Shah who was murdered 😓 sounds like he was an amazing human who's life was sadly taken #thisisnotwhoweare
— Jennifer💘 (@jengirlxo) March 25, 2016

Good on the people of #Shawlands tonight. Telling everyone #ThisIsNotWhoWeAre in #Glasgow #SCO
RIP #AsadShah pic.twitter.com/voZlmmhw8K
— DavieB  🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 (@davieb719) March 25, 2016

Crowds round corner &behind police morn loss of Asad Shah:unconditional real love for all mankind#ThisIsNotWhoWeAre pic.twitter.com/LGSTnhdWnJ
— Marie (@MarieGaSha) March 26, 2016

https://twitter.com/daniel_twist/status/713505007337922560

https://twitter.com/stephenac91/status/713556308000161792

I know Glasgow well enough to know that is not who you are. #thisisnotwhoweare 😔
— Mel 🕊️ (@meljomur) March 26, 2016

feeling heartbroken. my thoughts are with Asad Shah's family. #thisisnotwhoweare
— Guinevere Glasfurd 🇺🇦🌻 (@GuinGlasfurd) March 26, 2016

https://twitter.com/LotteFisher/status/713480893554429953

Incredible unity in grief tonight in Glasgow.#thisisnotwhoweare pic.twitter.com/U17Zl9P4cl
— James Doleman (@jamesdoleman) March 25, 2016

The article originally appeared on BBC.

COMMENTS (10)

Iqbal | 8 years ago | Reply How come the British media are reporting him to be a Pakistani Muslim? Have I got it wrong or the British media?

Amir | 8 years ago | Reply Sadly no Muslims will condemn this barbaric act once they find out that the Shopkeeper murdered belonged to the Ahmadi faith. See how quickly media in Pakistan has shifted from Muslim murdered to British Pakistani murdered. Sectarian philosophy is inbreeding in UK.

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Pavan | 8 years ago | Reply Well good anti Muslim propaganda act given this act. Enjoy

curious2 | 8 years ago | Reply This would be a good time for all Muslims in the UK to stand together an denounce this terrible act. People aren't born with this kind of hatred - it's a product of long indoctrination - the people who taught this hatred are equally guilty and need to be exposed.

bigsaf | 8 years ago | Reply And the Glasgow Imam posted messages in support of Mumtaz Qadri. This is the type of extremism that's being condoned.

Hasan | 8 years ago | Reply It shows that the curse of fundamentalism and extremist thinking that divides civilizations on the basis of religion, is not a geographical phenomenon. It is a way of thinking that calls for introspection, like a can of worms that needs to be discarded from within.

Jag Nathan | 8 years ago | Reply This will be the fate of minorities if Britain ever became a Muslim nation.

Brainy Bhaijan | 8 years ago | Reply The justification of preventing muslims from mass-hate crimes is hitting zero all over the civilized world.

jay | 8 years ago | Reply Most violence against Muslim is done by Muslims! !!!! Why? Can Muslims live with themselves, they can't live with others for sure. We are a religion of peace.

Saad | 8 years ago | Reply Oh, what a dreadful act! My deepest condolences to Mr. Shah's family and friends. May the Almighty bless him with forgiveness and eternal peace and grant his descendants the strength to bear this loss with courage and fortitude. Amen. Thanks to the likes of Mumtaz Qadri, and our self-proclaimed "Islam ke thekedaars", we will keep losing innocent lives to our ignorant arrogance. I hope that the murderer is made an example of sooner than later. I also feel that unless we ourselves don't strive wholeheartedly to root out the evil of extremism from among ourselves, all our hopes for a better future for our children will be false. Let's start today, identify the extremists around us, and have the guts to confront them first with reason - and if that does not pay - with force. I do not advocate taking the law in our own hands, even if we just reported them to the LEAs, we would have done our duty. May Allah have mercy on us!

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